Always likely to perform well on the home turf of publisher Eidos, the latest entry in the
Tomb Raider franchise has debuted with the largest sales week across all formats for any game in the series. Sales for the PlayStation 2 alone, though, were less than that for the much criticized last incarnation,
Angel of Darkness. The game sold more than three times that of second place rival
The Godfather, in a top ten that is otherwise most notable for the performance of film licensed titles.
Current cinema hit
Ice Age 2 moved up ten places as a result of the movie’s release, while the DVD release of the first
The Chronicles of Narnia movie in the UK, plus heavy promotion of the PS2 game and the new releases of the GameCube and Xbox versions of the title saw the game jump twenty-five places to number nine.
The highest new entry outside of the top forty was tennis simulator
Top Spin 2 at number twelve, with its position due almost entirely to the Xbox 360 version, despite lukewarm reviews. PSP title
Splinter Cell Essentials debuted at number twenty-three, with rhythm action game
Guitar Hero entering at number twenty-six.
| TW | LW | Title | Publisher | Formats | Weeks |
| 1 | NE | Tomb Raider: Legend | Eidos | PS2/Xb/360/PC | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | The Godfather | EA | PS2/Xb/PC | 3 |
| 3 | 3 | FIFA Street 2 | EA | PS2/Xb/GC/PSP/DS | 6 |
| 4 | 14 | Ice Age 2: The Meltdown | Vivendi | PS2/Xb/GC/PC/GBA/DS | 2 |
| 5 | 5 | Ghost Recon: Advanced Warfighter | Ubisoft | PS2/Xb/360 | 5 |
| 6 | 6 | Animal Crossing: Wild World | Nintendo | DS | 2 |
| 7 | 2 | The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion | 2K Games | 360/PC | 3 |
| 8 | 4 | Buzz! The Big Quiz | Sony | PS2 | 4 |
| 9 | 34 | The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe | BVG | PS2/Xb/GC/PC/GBA/DS | 12 |
| 10 | 9 | Championship Manager 2006 | Eidos | PC | 2 |
Leisure software charts compiled by Chart Track, (C)2006
ELSPA (UK) Ltd
